Dish-pan.



V. G. PONIC.

DISH PAN.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.16.1917.

Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

entren sis.airiss sessioni 4 messes,

Application filed February 16, i917.

To c whoml may cof/wem:

' Be it known that i, VINCENT G. Pouic, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county oi? Cook and State.

of Illinois, have invented certain new and I useful Improvements in Dish-Pans, of'which the following is a iull, clear, and exact de scription.

The invention to dish pans.

@ne object 0i the invention-is to provide an improved dish pan which is provided with means for spraying the dishes as they are removed from the pan and in which profv vision is made for carrying; od' the grease' and other matter removed from the dishes. er further ohject of the invention is to provide an improved dish l in equipped with means for connecting it to one or incre faucets and with device for dischL rgring a spray into the pan to keep the wsu-ir clean.

q The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more pan ticularly deined by claim at the conciusion hereof.

n the drawings: Figure l is a perspective 'of a dish pan embodying the invention.

2 is a vertical section taken on 4line. 2--2 Fig. l.

The invention eoniprises a di "li pan formed of a bottoni 1iand a dared annular body 5, the upper end ci which is soidered on, as at 5", to an annuiar spring; pipe 6. Handies are secured to the body 5 so that the pan may Q Ol hel conveniently iiffted and moved, A verti- :sol

cal pipe 8 is connected to the pipe 6 and is provided with branches 9, 9. Each branch is connected to a iiexible hose i0 provided with a suitable coupling' ll adapted to fit over a Water-supply faucet. The purpose in providing two hose connections 10 and `couplings il is to provide for a suppiy of hot and cold waterfrom the usual hot and cold Water faucets, so that either hot, cold ortemperate Water may be supplied to the spray-pipe 6; bviously, hy regulation of the faucets, any desired Atemperature of =Water may be supplied to the pana H vit is desired to use the dish pan Where there is but a single faucet, one hose 10 can be disconnected from one or" the branches 9 and the latter can be closed by a suitable stopperplug. The annular pipe 6 is provided with spray holes 12 for spraying Water inwardly or toward the center ofthe'pan. Below the Speeication of etters i"ateziti annular pipe S, there is formed a series of Qvcrio'w openings le through which Water wiil escape iroin the pen and carry 'with it the iioatinp; grease and otheil matter.,

in operation, assuming the couplings l0 to be connected to hot and cold Water supply faucets, Water thercirom Will flow through the pipe 8 in which 'tliehot and cold Water will he mixed and from which it will flow into the annular spray pipe The Water will he discharged from the spray pipe in centrally directed streams through openings Tilliile the spray is in operation, the dishes in the pan can he washed With a cloth if desired and as the grease and dirt ere loosened, they will be carried outwardly with 't'- current through holes ifiund Toe disf cd troni the pan into the sini; in which i' i pan is nsunliy se -hile it is being' used. llia dish can he o1 in the spray of Water directed to carry oilI the grease and impurities loosened prom the dishes and in which thc spray arrzlnged to rinse the dishes with fresh water as they are being` lifted out of the pan. ilse an improved dish pan provided with a spraying' device and detachable iic-Xihle connections for faucets so that it can hc. conveniently connected thereto and used in any desired part of the sink.

The invention not to be understood as restricted to the detfiils set forth, since these may he inodii'lcd within the scope of the appended ciairn, without departing' from. the spirit and scope oi the invention.

'lavinirl thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A portable dish pun comprising a pau, a spray pipe around the upper end of the pan, and e detachable flexible connection whereby Water may be supplied to the spray-pipe from a faucet, the pan being' provided with overlow openings below the spray pipe and near the upper end of the pan,

VNCENT G. PGNIC. 

